Open Thread - Game 5: Mets vs Braves (04/07/2007) on FOX

by Eric Simon on Apr 7, 2007 2:07 PM EDT

Source: mlb.com

Be sure to check out Michael Salfino's latest article at SNY.tv on pitch type splits for New York ballplayers.
The changeup is baseball's most underrated pitch. The big-league's best changeup masher last year was White Sox DH Jim Thome, who posted a 1.424 BPS. Beltran was the best in New York at dealing with deception (1.082). Following him were Jeter (1.000), Cano (.985), Wright (.804), Reyes (.761), the now-retired Yankee Bernie Williams (.757), Damon (.710) and ex-Met (and current Cub) Cliff Floyd (.709).
Definitely some great stuff there.
Hooray! The first Joe Morgan chat of the new season is here, and FJM has the goods.
Blogger wrap-ups for last night's game from Metstradamus, F&FIF, Chicks Dig The Pitchers' Duel.
MSM wrap-ups at New York Times, New York Post, Daily News, Star Ledger, Journal News, Bergen Record.

The live win probability graph will be available at FanGraphs once the game begins.

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Chico, don't be discouraged,
The Man he ain't so hard to understand.
Chico, if you try now,
I know that you can lend a helping hand.

Because there's good in everyone
And a new day has begun
You can see the morning sun if you try.

And I know, things will be better
Oh yes they will for Chico and the Man
Yes they will for Chico and the Man.

love,
The Man

Pedro offers you his protection.

by pj on Apr 7, 2007 2:35 PM EDT reply actions

Is it too early

to start the MVP chant for Reyes at Shea?

The butcher and the baker and the people on the street, where did they go? To meet the Mets!

by Rod Gaspar Fan Club on Apr 7, 2007 2:37 PM EDT reply actions

yes

it is cold and the mets are playing in Atlanta, but I'll respect you even more if you go out to Flushing and get the chant going.

Jose
Jose
Jose Jose Jose
Jo-se
Jo-se

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll try, but

they won't hear me from the $5 upper reserves.

The butcher and the baker and the people on the street, where did they go? To meet the Mets!

by Rod Gaspar Fan Club on Apr 7, 2007 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Not today.

Get yourself to Atlanta. It's not like the 'fans' there will be making any noise. What's the attendance gonna be today - 20,000?

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

stimulants, adrenaline, and hatred

Tall Guatemala from Starbucks: Check
Fierce Hockey game from 1-2: Check
Rage Against Joe Buck: Check
Braves at Home: Check

should be a fun game chatter.

I am so glad we can curse here!

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 2:38 PM EDT reply actions

all I'm getting is

pizza and birthday cake at a 4-year old's party.

The butcher and the baker and the people on the street, where did they go? To meet the Mets!

by Rod Gaspar Fan Club on Apr 7, 2007 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Nuts to Joe Buck

I'm listening to WFAN.

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Trax is beating the Yanks

Thru 4 innings he's tossed less than 70 pitches. He might make it into the 6th inning.

And my favorite ex-Met, Melvin Mora, is beating up Igawa (5 rbi)!

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 2:47 PM EDT reply actions

Yankees look awful

Their pitching and defense have been dreadful so far. Yes, they have the bats to win a lot of 10-8 games, but they hardly look like a playoff team right now.

And I'm loving the booing that A-Rod gets for not batting 1.000 with 15 HRs at this point. Yankees fans are going to drive out one of the greatest players of this generation, and there'll be nobody to replace him in that lineup. Maybe Scott Brosius will come out of retirement.

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

The Booing is ten kinds of stupid

He's not even their highest paid player!

Those morons forget that the Rangers pay A-Rod about $10 mil a year to be a 'bum' for the Yankees. For what the Yankee front office pays for the guy, they should be happy.

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions

right

Their highest paid player is an admitted steroid user whose defense is worse than my 92-year-old grandmother's. Also, the guy has looked terrible at the plate this season, which makes me wonder if the post-steroids body breakdown is occurring.

But he gets a pass. A-Rod gets booed. It's utter lunacy.

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions

never again!

Where's your oversized 2006 plywood pennant? Oh, you don't have one to carry gingerly across your red clay infield. We will let you see ours when you come to Shea!

p.s. suck it

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 3:21 PM EDT reply actions

Ahhh

It's been so long since I've heard Kevin Kennedy blathering nonsense on a Saturday afternoon. It's good to have baseball back.

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 3:41 PM EDT reply actions

Nooooooo!!!!

Agh, Buck and McCarver! Couldn't they have sent this pair to San Francisco for the Dodgers-Giants game?

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 3:51 PM EDT reply actions

I get the Dogs/Gnats game today

so I'm on the FAN for the Mets.

Lets crush us some Smoltz!

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 3:56 PM EDT reply actions

My Worst Nightmare

Having to listen to these two schmucks this early in the season.

What follows is a paraphrase and my favorite bit of McCarver analysis. At the onset of the 2001 World Series McCarver expressed his opinion regarding Arizona's team MVP. In a year when Gonzalez hit 57 HRs with a gaudy 1117 OPS and Shilling and Johnson won 22 and 21 games respectively, McCarver argued that Craig Counsel was their MVP. His rational: Counsel played a lot of positions and was a good base runner.

by Shomov on Apr 7, 2007 3:56 PM EDT reply actions

the thing that it worse about

McCarver is how little reseach he seems to do on players around the league. Its disturbing for a national TV host to spew as many falsehoods as he does.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions

That Joe Morgan interview is some funny stuff.

Fyi.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 3:59 PM EDT reply actions

DUUUUUUUCCCCC!

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 4:01 PM EDT reply actions

Pukin' and Dukin'

yeah boiiiieeeee!!

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:01 PM EDT reply actions

LAAAAARRY!!!! LAAAARRY!!!!

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 4:02 PM EDT reply actions

Larry Larry Larry.

Your karma is showing.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:02 PM EDT reply actions

I like your style, Ian. You've got moxie.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:03 PM EDT reply actions

Wow - the Giants have Ray Durham

hitting cleanup? And Russ Ortiz on the mound? Ay gavalt. (I don't know what that means, but it seems like the right thing to say.)

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

Tim Hudson

Isn't even pitchin this series.....

He called him LARRY!

"I dont neva talk i let my Visa speak" Lil Wayne

by erik from the bx on Apr 7, 2007 4:08 PM EDT reply actions

Ha Ha!

Tim Hudson just called the Braves 3B "Larry Jones".

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 4:09 PM EDT reply actions

I'm feeling better about Glavine in a Mets uniform

But if Larry Jones ever suits up for the home team in Flushing I'll be sick.

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Can we get a double-play?

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 4:17 PM EDT reply actions

Glav needs to gethimself out of this inning.

He does sometimes struggle early.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:18 PM EDT reply actions

Delgado didn't help things

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions

True, but the 2 walks were no good either.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Uh oh.

A-Rod's up with in the bottom of the 9th, bases loaded, 2 outs, Yankees down by 1. I'm not sure if he's getting booed already.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:20 PM EDT reply actions

Ooh - he comes through with a salami.

Well-played, Orioles.

That, of course, denied Trax his win, much to everyone's chagrin, I'm quite sure.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions

You know it sucks for the O's

When the most hated player on the team beats you. Oh jeesh.

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

rough first

for both pitchers.

i just got home. tv on, laptop on, game on.

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:22 PM EDT reply actions

A-rod

so clutch!

no wonder the fans love him

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:26 PM EDT reply actions

A-Rod

His only sin is that he is not a shortop win no rnage who hits cheap singles the other way.

by Shomov on Apr 7, 2007 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Jeter

I know we hate him. But he did OPS 900 last year, not exactly cheap singles

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually

His OPS was 849. Good enough, but not elite.

by Shomov on Apr 7, 2007 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions

it was 900

http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeterde01.shtml

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 8, 2007 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions

they'll boo him tomorrow

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions

ouch Chris Ray

on my fantasy squadron

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

me, too

That only doubles the pain.

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions

You guys obviously need to take a few

fantasy lessons from some of the other folks around here with clearly superior baseball acumen.

http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/295764

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions

its really early still

baseball is long long season. Plenty of time to catch you

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Chris Ray is killing me

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions

i cannot believe what happened there

its only april. he'll suck soon :)

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by 2QYankeehater on Apr 7, 2007 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

i'm in first

maine and perez were pretty good pickups!

i'm no steve phillips!

mets get out of the inning. runs please!

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:41 PM EDT reply actions

Maine and Perez

Thanks, yeah, I traded Curt Shilling for Maine, so I'm pretty much of a genius, I believe that's clear to all concerned.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Glavine

51 pitches after 2 innings. Thank Allah the bullpen is rested.

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

51 pitches already for Tommy Two Teeth.

Only 30 for Balding Geebus Freak.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:44 PM EDT reply actions

stache

hard to RF. he's coming around!

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:45 PM EDT reply actions

Our thought process was similar, pj

but I believe I succeeded in being more blasphemous than you.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:45 PM EDT reply actions

I forgot to mention it earlier

but Jeannie Zelasko was looking more road-killish than usual this afternoon.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:46 PM EDT reply actions

her secret garden

got a good watering when Arod homered

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Nice comment, pj.

Though it made my nostrils twitch, for some reason.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Silence

Mr Met: Now then, tell me. What did Miggs say to you? Multiple Miggs in the next cell. He hissed at you. What did he say?

Jeanie Z: He said, "I can smell your hoohoo."

Mr Met: I see. I myself cannot. You use Evian skin cream, and sometimes you wear L'Air du Temps, but not today.

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions

I have no idea what that means.

But it sounds pretty funny anyway.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

modified classic quote

from Silence of the Lambs.

Hannibal Lecter famously wafts the air to get a whiff.

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions

It's time for C Dawg to get it going.

He needs to make up for that 1st inning error.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 4:59 PM EDT reply actions

Ortiz just walked in a run.

I'd like to take a moment to thank the baseball gods for not letting that guy anywhere near my team.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

DW

having trouble with smoltzie today

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:03 PM EDT reply actions

Andruw Jones

For all the talk about what he will command on the open market, who is going to give him the money? The Mets and Yankees both have CFs under contract. The Dodgers and Angels both gave awful contracts to mediocre CFs. The Cubs have Soriano.

Boston?

I just don't see where the $150 million would come from.

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 5:05 PM EDT reply actions

Was that song For me?

at the begining of this post?

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:06 PM EDT reply actions

yes, i missed you

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I feel loved

....

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I just got Home

so whats the word on the game?

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:07 PM EDT reply actions

green!

keeping Lastings down!

can't complain when he's getting the job done. we are blessed with depth.

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:08 PM EDT reply actions

Im sorry

I wasnt here in time.....thats why the Mets are Losing

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:10 PM EDT reply actions

Green did a good job essentially clearing

Tommy Two Teeth.

Glav: 61 pitches through 3.
Baldy: 69 pithces through 4.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:10 PM EDT reply actions

I got used to good pitchin....

i dont like lookin at this

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:16 PM EDT reply actions

they've got some runners against Smoltz

only at matter time

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Mistake by Smoltz.

Got. To. Capitalize.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:25 PM EDT reply actions

automatic double when

he walks

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Reyes so needs to improve his sliding

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

paulie productive outs

moves reyes to third

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

Sweet hitting by Beltran

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

Jose!

When Reyes walks, good things happen!

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 5:28 PM EDT reply actions

<happy dance>

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:28 PM EDT reply actions

Reyes really is too dang durn good.

He's stoopid awesome.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:29 PM EDT reply actions

David Wright is sucker for bad sliders way too

much. That was a brutal ab by the golden child.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:33 PM EDT reply actions

Wright

hasnt snapped out of his funk yet

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:33 PM EDT reply actions

ugh

Wright looks like shit today

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 5:33 PM EDT reply actions

ok

just joining the game chatter
wrights got 3 k's uch

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by 2QYankeehater on Apr 7, 2007 5:34 PM EDT reply actions

smoltz pwns DW

moisty! nice catch

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions

He Pawned him?

how much?

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Wright is pwned by any pitcher with a nasty slider

he needs to work on this.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

and hitting in general

wright needs to work on. he needs to watch tape from the first half of last year

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by 2QYankeehater on Apr 7, 2007 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

he was good second half last year

he just didn't hit a lot of HR. Pitchers are slidering him to death since that time.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah the avg was high

but not a lot of doubles either, gappers. at least he is fielding great with all those dp's.

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by 2QYankeehater on Apr 7, 2007 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

18 doubles in the second half

Slugging was down, but he wasn't going yard

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions

93 pitches for Baldinger

84 for T3.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:37 PM EDT reply actions

The idiots can't figure out HoJo

is the answer to the quiz

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:38 PM EDT reply actions

I couldnt

remember either.....but they played with him

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Alou

became a different player Sunday night. That was a nice play.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:40 PM EDT reply actions

Im Delighted

by his outfield prowess out there

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Green

Hustlin

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:42 PM EDT reply actions

IF?

Valetin gets on....do we PH for Glav

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:43 PM EDT reply actions

Is Tommy coming back for the 6th?

(I'm not watching or listening, so I don't know if there is a pinch hitter around.)

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

Glav

hittin

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Buntin

...

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

in bunting

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Craig Wilson

is the new Dr. Strangeglove

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

I Know

adventure all the time over there

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Wilson rules

I was so disappointed when he was traded to the Yankees and they made him cut his hair. Good to see he's with a less constipated organization and his hair is growing again. With the hair and the beard, he reminds me of Kurt Cobain.

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by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Cmon REYES

another run please....another 3B would be nice

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:45 PM EDT reply actions

that was a spot

for milledge.

glavs at 91 pitches, sniffin another win?

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:46 PM EDT reply actions

gonna have to earn it

Glav pitches to Smirk, Frenchy and some other person

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

damn it

when paulie strikes out, smoltz is on

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by 2QYankeehater on Apr 7, 2007 5:51 PM EDT reply actions

107 pitches

no more baldy

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:52 PM EDT reply actions

Dammit, Dookie!!

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 5:52 PM EDT reply actions

T3's only allowed 2 hits today.

If he can get through one more inning, he'll have a shot, since Baldy should be done after 111 pitches.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:54 PM EDT reply actions

well

i think this will be ND for glav. doesn't look a win will be pulled out for him

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by 2QYankeehater on Apr 7, 2007 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions

buck and mccarver

piss me off to no end. enough with the division titles-thats over already

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by 2QYankeehater on Apr 7, 2007 5:54 PM EDT reply actions

Off Topic

(but still in Atlanta)

Looks like the Masters is setting up for a nice finish tomorrow.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 5:55 PM EDT reply actions

borrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-iiiiiinnnngg

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions

You don't know what you're missing, sailor.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions

lol

...

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions

need a dp

badlt

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 5:59 PM EDT reply actions

110 pitches for T3

Willie tryin' hard to give him every possible chance for the win, obviously.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 6:03 PM EDT reply actions

UMP

treatin Tommy like a Rook

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:03 PM EDT reply actions

oh greenie

that hurts

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 6:03 PM EDT reply actions

I feel Bad

real bad for Greenie

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions

that run

scores even if green catches it.

he redeems himself with a nice catch there

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions

i don't think he redeems

only 1 run scores if he makes that catch and its only 3-2

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by 2QYankeehater on Apr 7, 2007 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

that is it for glavs

now we need to get out this shitty inning and score some runs

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 6:05 PM EDT reply actions

Glav

i guess thats wat he gets for being greedy

tryin to get win # 292....any other pitcher woulda been pinch hit the last inning

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:05 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, that's true.

It turns out like that a lot. Gotta go with your best shot to win from the team's standpoint.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions

players coach

willie should have hit for glavine.

this is the first time i have second guessed willie all season

Pedro offers you his protection.

by pj on Apr 7, 2007 6:07 PM EDT reply actions

probably

but he was cruising and you keep the innings down on the pen as much as you can

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Damn you, Wooodie!

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 6:09 PM EDT reply actions

I left

how did they score run number 4?

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:12 PM EDT reply actions

SAc fly.

by Chris Woodward.

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions

The Chop

I cannot express how much I hate that chop. The Mets better come back.

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 6:13 PM EDT reply actions

Bad freakin luck.

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 6:16 PM EDT reply actions

OH

And also I hate Edgar Renteria.

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Green cost us 2 runs with that drop

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 6:17 PM EDT reply actions

C'mon JOe

Put Larry down!

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 6:17 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah!

Larry fails. Now get some fund back, boys!

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

earned runs?

bp hasn't given any up yet. with green's error, i wonder if those count.

that was strike 3 ump!

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 6:17 PM EDT reply actions

the first one should be earned

as he was credited with a sac fly, the others are unearned

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions

first one

is on TG and he was responsible for frenchy too

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

right but because Green didn't

get that out all the runs that scored after aren't earned

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions

that is what i thought

thnks doc

Pedro offers you his protection.

by pj on Apr 7, 2007 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

whew

I had visions of Larry Wayne going A-Rod on us there. Fortunately, the score is close enough that the Mets can come back if Wright decides to stop striking out.

Driving the Oliver Perez bandwagon!

by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 6:19 PM EDT reply actions

We've got teamwork.

To make the dream work.

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions

nice to see

delgado going back up the middle

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 6:22 PM EDT reply actions

yeah

maybe spring training is now over for him and he'll start mashing

Back in...well not black, actually orange and blue :)

by 2QYankeehater on Apr 7, 2007 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Dont want to say it....

But Gonzo looks good for the Braves

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:28 PM EDT reply actions

i hate

how he bounces off the mound like every pitch is a strike out. he seems very impressed with himself

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by 2QYankeehater on Apr 7, 2007 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Opie

kinda does that too

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions

green

has a chance to atone.

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 6:28 PM EDT reply actions

Done

....lets get more

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

3 - 4 today

for green

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:28 PM EDT reply actions

Green reduced his +/-

to 1

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 6:29 PM EDT reply actions

I knew

u were gonna say that

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

green!

yes, back through the middle.

smoltz interview, fox milking this matchup to death

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 6:29 PM EDT reply actions

green

really wanted to try to make up for that error

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by 2QYankeehater on Apr 7, 2007 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Interviews

are commin at the worst times

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:29 PM EDT reply actions

this national tv crap

sucks. Its aimed at the casual fan, and it sucks for us who watch regularly. Who cares what Smoltz has to say when the Mets have the tying runs on base.

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Word

thats wat im screaming

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions

My Brother in Law

called me and rubbed in my Face that the Mets were losing to his Braves......

He didnt call me yesterday when the Braves got stomped

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:34 PM EDT reply actions

don't count

the chickens before the eggs hatch

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions

i Know

he called me when it was 5 - 2

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Did you tell him you were banging his sister?

(no offense)

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions

No one knows but me

....i dont want to incriminate myself

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions

good inning

for smitty

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by 2QYankeehater on Apr 7, 2007 6:39 PM EDT reply actions

I know Newhan is scrappy and everything

but wouldn't that have been a good time for Endy to get an AB?

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by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 6:41 PM EDT reply actions

nah

save Endy for a rbi spot

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Soriano = ugly ass goatie

eewww

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:41 PM EDT reply actions

I HOPE

Wickman implodes

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 6:46 PM EDT reply actions

I hope Wickman has a meltdown.

Watch me paste this pathetic palooka with a powerful paralyzing perfect pachydermous percussion pitch.

by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions

The Show looked good

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!!!

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2007 6:55 PM EDT reply actions

Twins lost

So the Mets are the last undefeated team standing, as precarious as that standing is. Time for some A-Rodian heroics!

Driving the Oliver Perez bandwagon!

by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 6:57 PM EDT reply actions

Thats wat that swing woulda looked like

if Beltran swung at Wainwrights pitch too

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 7:01 PM EDT reply actions

Like i said Yesterday

Scouting Report -- Throw Met Curvballs

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 7:02 PM EDT reply actions

MELTDOWN

ALMOST STARTING

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 7:05 PM EDT reply actions

ALOU

Tie it up or Go ahead.....

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 7:07 PM EDT reply actions

NO DP

NO DP NO DP

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 7:07 PM EDT reply actions

Notorious

First ball hitter.....WHYYYYY

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 7:08 PM EDT reply actions

CMON GREENNNIIEEE

JUST DO IT

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 7:08 PM EDT reply actions

C'mon Alou!

Just a weak pop? Damn.

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 7:09 PM EDT reply actions

Greenie

YOu totally need another hit, man.

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 7:10 PM EDT reply actions

AAAHHHHH

that was the Game tyer

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 7:10 PM EDT reply actions

BIg steal. I like.

by IanB in MD on Apr 7, 2007 7:11 PM EDT reply actions

fucking Alou

swinging at the first pitch against a guy with command problems. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.

OK, get 'em tomorrow, and start the season off with a 5-1 road trip.

Driving the Oliver Perez bandwagon!

by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 7, 2007 7:11 PM EDT reply actions

I was mad at that too

shit

by chico on Apr 7, 2007 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Alright they popped our cherry.

But we get to take the series tomorrow.

Watch me paste this pathetic palooka with a powerful paralyzing perfect pachydermous percussion pitch.

by Mr. Met on Apr 7, 2007 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

connectile disfunction

my neighbor's weak wireless signal wasn't strong enough to handle the chatter from the living room. now that the game is over, i have moved back to the bedroom.

i'll be happy going 2-1 in the ATL

Pedro offers you his protection.

by pj on Apr 7, 2007 7:18 PM EDT reply actions

green ripped that pitch

right at wilson though. good game for green today except for the drop in the outfield. we have benefitted from some miscues and been flawless in the field until today. regression is a bitch.

lets get em tomorrow.

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by pj on Apr 7, 2007 7:20 PM EDT reply actions